Non-electric initiator system
AssigneeDetotec North America, Inc.
InventorsTimothy O'Brien, Stephen W. Bartholomew
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Abstract
A squib assembly for a non-electric initiator of an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system includes a housing configured to connect to the igniter of a rocket motor of the anti-personnel obstacle breaching system, a slider assembly slidably contained within the housing and configured to connect to a shock tube of the non-electric initiator, and a pyrotechnic element disposed within the housing. Upon activation of the non-electric initiator, the squib assembly is configured to mechanically puncture a base of a initiator sleeve of the rocket motor and to thermally initiate ignition of the rocket motor.
Claims20
A squib assembly for a non-electric initiator of an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system, the squib assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to connect to an igniter of a rocket motor of the anti-personnel obstacle breaching system;
- a slider assembly slidably contained within the housing and configured to connect to a shock tube of the non-electric initiator;
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- a pyrotechnic element disposed within the housing;
- wherein, upon activation of the non-electric initiator, the slider assembly is configured to mechanically puncture a base of an initiator sleeve of the rocket motor, and the pyrotechnic element is configured to thermally initiate ignition of the rocket motor igniter.
A non-electric initiator for an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system, the non-electric initiator comprising:
- a squib assembly configured to mechanically puncture a base of an initiator sleeve of a rocket motor of the anti-personnel obstacle breaching system and to thermally initiate ignition of the rocket motor.
A non-electric initiator for an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system, the non-electric initiator comprising:
- a squib assembly, the squib assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to connect to an igniter of a rocket motor of the anti-personnel obstacle breaching system;
- a slider assembly slidably contained within the housing, the slider assembly configured to connect to a shock tube of the non-electric initiator;
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- a pyrotechnic element disposed within the housing;
- wherein the slider assembly is configured to mechanically puncture a base of an initiator sleeve of the rocket motor, and the pyrotechnic element is configured to thermally initiate ignition of the rocket motor igniter upon activation of the non-electric initiator.
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